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Toyota Indus

Toyota Indus

Pakistan Automobile Manufacturer

Indus Motor Company Limited (Urdu: انڈس موٹر شرکه محدودہ), operating as Toyota Indus, is a Pakistani automobile manufacturer which is a subsidiary of Japanese multinational automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. It is based in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Founded in 1989, as a joint venture between House of Habib, Toyota Tsusho and Toyota Motors.[1][2][3]

Indus Motor is the authorized assembler and manufacturer of Toyota and Daihatsu vehicles, auto parts and accessories in Pakistan since 1 July 1990 at its 109.5 acres (0.443 km2) manufacturing plant at Port Qasim Industrial Zone, outside Karachi.[4]

History

Indus Motor was incorporated as a public limited company in December 1989 and started commercial production in March 1993. Shares of the company are quoted on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.[2]

In March 2000, the company started production of the L500 series Daihatsu Mira in Pakistan which was locally sold as the Daihatsu Cuore and featured an 850-cc engine.[5]

In 2008, Toyota acquired 9.83 million shares from Overseas Investors AG and general public at the price of PRs. 370 per share.[6]

In January 2012, the company halted production of the L500 series Daihatsu Cuore in Pakistan.[7]

Former Chairman of Indus Motor Company Ltd, Ali Suleman Habib died on 18 April 2020.[8]

Operations

In May 2023, Toyota Indus announced that the Corolla Cross Hybrid would be locally assembled in Pakistan.[9]

Toyota Indus started exporting automotive parts to Toyota Egypt in July 2023.[10]

After an investment of over $100 million, the company inaugurated its hybrid electric vehicle assembly line on 6 December, 2023.[11] Following the inauguration of the assembly line, the company commenced the production of the Corolla Cross Hybrid, making it Toyota's first hybrid electric vehicle to be assembled in Pakistan.[12]

Financial Performance

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Products

Toyota Indus sells two different types of vehicles; complete knock-down kits (CKD) which are locally assembled at their plant in Karachi and completely built units (CBU) which are imported from the Toyota plants in Japan or Thailand, depending on the vehicle.

Locally Assembled

Imports

See also

References

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    Profile of Indus Motors Company Forbes.com website, Published 27 September 2007, Retrieved 23 April 2020
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    Profile of Indus Motors Company Business Recorder (newspaper), Published 14 March 2017, Retrieved 23 April 2020
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    Indus, Company. "Company Profile-Toyota Indus". Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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    "CORPORATE – Toyota Indus". Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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    "Cuore Production Under Way in Pakistan". DAIHATSU Global Website.
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    "Toyota to acquire 9.8m more shares in Indus Motors". Dawn. Pakistan. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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    "Indus Motor pulls the plug on Coure". The Express Tribune. 2 April 2012.
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    Dawn.com (18 April 2020). "Ali Habib, prominent businessman and chairman of Indus Motors, passes away in Karachi". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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    Desk, BR Web (6 May 2023). "Indus Motor Company to launch locally-assembled Hybrd Electric Vehicle next year". Brecorder. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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    Hussain, Bilal (11 July 2023). "Pakistan's Indus Motor Company starts exports to Toyota Egypt: CEO". Brecorder. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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    "Indus Motor Company inaugurates its hybrid electric vehicle assembly line". 6 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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    "Locally Assembled Toyota Corolla Cross Rolls Off the Assembly Lines". 7 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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    "Indus Motor Company Ltd - 2014 Annual Report" (PDF). Indus Motor Company. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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